Blíževedly (German: Bleiswedel) is a municipality and village in Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Blíževedly
Church of Saint Wenceslaus
Church of Saint Wenceslaus
Flag of Blíževedly
Coat of arms of Blíževedly
Blíževedly is located in Czech Republic
Blíževedly
Blíževedly
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°36′31″N 14°23′48″E / 50.60861°N 14.39667°E / 50.60861; 14.39667
Country Czech Republic
RegionLiberec
DistrictČeská Lípa
First mentioned1290
Area
 • Total20.98 km2 (8.10 sq mi)
Elevation
361 m (1,184 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total609
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
470 02, 471 04
Websitewww.obecblizevedly.cz

Administrative parts edit

The villages of Hvězda, Litice and Skalka are administrative parts of Blíževedly.

Demographics edit

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,440—    
18801,467+1.9%
18901,438−2.0%
19001,394−3.1%
19101,315−5.7%
19211,249−5.0%
19301,341+7.4%
1950769−42.7%
1961739−3.9%
1970630−14.7%
1980606−3.8%
1991569−6.1%
2001632+11.1%
2011626−0.9%
2021589−5.9%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Česká Lípa" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 1–2.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.